Hi, the maximum allowed length of a DYK hook is 200 characters, but the one you supplied is 213. It will have to be edited or replaced with a shorter hook. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 20:49, 13 June 2014 (UTC)
Thanks! As for the Huntington Estate... the page doesn't say more about it. I wouldn't be surprised if it was a plantation. Many Southern prisons were built on plantations. WhisperToMe ( talk) 05:13, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
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Hi – sorry, my Wikipedia time has been severely restricted recently. I had a look at the talk page for Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden and tried several things to fix the redlink, but nothing worked; it definitely is to do with the / symbol. I think it's an unavoidable problem with that character in template space. There are a few other characters that make templates go funny, I think: certainly the "|" does. Anyway, it's not too much of a problem because if you click the "Review or comment" link, it will take you to the template (albeit in edit mode). Also, more importantly, the template does appear correctly on the T:TDYK page, as do your others. Hassocks 5489 (Floreat Hova!) 12:47, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
Thank you for reviewing two of my DYK's. What is QPQ? Zigzig20s ( talk) 02:44, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
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I've replied on my talk page, but thought it might help to mention it here too.
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You're right, it could go either way. I put it under Diplomatic career, but you could just as well move it to Personal. Yoninah ( talk) 23:14, 22 June 2014 (UTC)
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Hi Zigzig20s,
Unfortunately I have very little time for article writing these days, but will definitely look into translating these articles, as they are informative and well-sourced. The smaller DYK about Lili Bosse is the first candidate. I will let you know if I get the time to translate them.
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The paragraph which I edited was subsequently deleted and then later reinstated in an amended form - the fuller ref remains (final one of the article). Paul W ( talk) 14:00, 3 July 2014 (UTC)
The Beverly Hills Courier is very localized coverage, which has less weight as a reliable source as compared with regional coverage such as Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, or national coverage such as The New York Times. Since all of the Courier references were mirrored by other sources, I felt it could be safely deleted. Yoninah ( talk) 23:51, 6 July 2014 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for your questions. Let's get some terms straight:
The buildings themselves were arranged in a "confusing zig-zag pattern" to slow down Arab armies that might charge the complex,<ref>
In general, the way I avoid close paraphrasing is by first copying down everything I want to include from the sources, and then "mixing it up" – telling it over in my own words. Everything is sourced, but it's not copied. With your background in academic work, it sounds like you, too, have the ability to be "creative" and avoid close paraphrasing by rewording the information you get from your sources.
As far as the list of donors in the 9/11 Memorial Garden article, you really do need secondary references to back them up. You might do Google searches on each name (e.g. Gilbert R. Chagoury Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden) and see what comes up. If you find cites for just a few, put them in a paragraph rather than a list:
The names of benefactors of the Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden are engraved on black granite plaques in the garden. They include: Gilbert R. Chagoury,<ref> Lili Bosse,<ref> etc.
Does this help? Yoninah ( talk) 22:01, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
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Hello. I fail to see how we can expect to have fully referenced articles, without what you call close paragraphrasing. But to be more constructive, why don't you try to improve the article? Bear in mind there was no article about all when I created it, even though she was a very prominent entertainer. Zigzig20s ( talk) 17:46, 8 July 2014 (UTC)
Thanx for the invitation to write a page on Garidella. I might be willing. The problem is that I know nothing about the group. Joseph Laferriere ( talk) 18:21, 8 July 2014 (UTC)
Hi. Please have a look at WP:NOARTICLE. Hatnotes are navigation aids, and not vehicles for article creation. If you believe there should be an article, why not create a stub? Regards. -- Whpq ( talk) 10:17, 12 July 2014 (UTC)
Thank you for opening a discussion rather than simply reverting. I am (a) not much involved in Wikipedia presently and (b) on holiday, so please allow me more time until it's convenient for me to tackle your question properly. In the meantime please take a look at WP:COMMONNAME, which makes the point that article titles should be the common name - which is often not the same as the full or the official name - of a subject as used in English. Jsmith1000 ( talk) 11:36, 12 July 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for your interest. I'm a non-Melbournian decophile without access to the details you mention, though I created the Mitchell House stub using my opportunistic 2013 photograph. It's now up to other interested editors to carry the ball further, eh? Bjenks ( talk) 04:09, 14 July 2014 (UTC)
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oops; you're correct, it should have remained as a start. I was thinking of something else. I can revert, if you want; thanks for catching it.--FeanorStar7 09:56, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
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I'm not sure what this request is about. As I'm sure you know, you can create a book cover image yourself under fair use. Just download a cover image from Amazon or some similar source, go to Wikipedia:Upload/old, select "It is a cover or other page from a book, DVD, newspaper, magazine, or similar source", browse for the image, fill out those template fields, and upload.
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Hi, the maximum allowed length of a DYK hook is 200 characters, but the one you supplied is 213. It will have to be edited or replaced with a shorter hook. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 20:49, 13 June 2014 (UTC)
Thanks! As for the Huntington Estate... the page doesn't say more about it. I wouldn't be surprised if it was a plantation. Many Southern prisons were built on plantations. WhisperToMe ( talk) 05:13, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
WhisperToMe ( talk) 05:51, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
Hi – sorry, my Wikipedia time has been severely restricted recently. I had a look at the talk page for Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden and tried several things to fix the redlink, but nothing worked; it definitely is to do with the / symbol. I think it's an unavoidable problem with that character in template space. There are a few other characters that make templates go funny, I think: certainly the "|" does. Anyway, it's not too much of a problem because if you click the "Review or comment" link, it will take you to the template (albeit in edit mode). Also, more importantly, the template does appear correctly on the T:TDYK page, as do your others. Hassocks 5489 (Floreat Hova!) 12:47, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
Thank you for reviewing two of my DYK's. What is QPQ? Zigzig20s ( talk) 02:44, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
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I've replied on my talk page, but thought it might help to mention it here too.
Once you have five or more DYK credits, which I believe you do, you have to review one other nomination for each article you self-nominate. See WP:DYKR for details. None of us really know how to review a nomination before we try. If you do your best and note in your comments that it is the first one that you've reviewed, others should be tolerant of any shortcomings! My advice would be to pick an article about which you have some understanding of the subject matter, you read the language(s) concerned, and where the sources especially for the hook are available free online. If you have any questions just drop a note on my talk page. Edwardx ( talk) 21:18, 20 June 2014 (UTC)
You're right, it could go either way. I put it under Diplomatic career, but you could just as well move it to Personal. Yoninah ( talk) 23:14, 22 June 2014 (UTC)
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Hi Zigzig20s,
Unfortunately I have very little time for article writing these days, but will definitely look into translating these articles, as they are informative and well-sourced. The smaller DYK about Lili Bosse is the first candidate. I will let you know if I get the time to translate them.
Cheers, — Ynhockey ( Talk) 08:39, 25 June 2014 (UTC)
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The paragraph which I edited was subsequently deleted and then later reinstated in an amended form - the fuller ref remains (final one of the article). Paul W ( talk) 14:00, 3 July 2014 (UTC)
The Beverly Hills Courier is very localized coverage, which has less weight as a reliable source as compared with regional coverage such as Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, or national coverage such as The New York Times. Since all of the Courier references were mirrored by other sources, I felt it could be safely deleted. Yoninah ( talk) 23:51, 6 July 2014 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for your questions. Let's get some terms straight:
The buildings themselves were arranged in a "confusing zig-zag pattern" to slow down Arab armies that might charge the complex,<ref>
In general, the way I avoid close paraphrasing is by first copying down everything I want to include from the sources, and then "mixing it up" – telling it over in my own words. Everything is sourced, but it's not copied. With your background in academic work, it sounds like you, too, have the ability to be "creative" and avoid close paraphrasing by rewording the information you get from your sources.
As far as the list of donors in the 9/11 Memorial Garden article, you really do need secondary references to back them up. You might do Google searches on each name (e.g. Gilbert R. Chagoury Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden) and see what comes up. If you find cites for just a few, put them in a paragraph rather than a list:
The names of benefactors of the Beverly Hills 9/11 Memorial Garden are engraved on black granite plaques in the garden. They include: Gilbert R. Chagoury,<ref> Lili Bosse,<ref> etc.
Does this help? Yoninah ( talk) 22:01, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
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Hello. I fail to see how we can expect to have fully referenced articles, without what you call close paragraphrasing. But to be more constructive, why don't you try to improve the article? Bear in mind there was no article about all when I created it, even though she was a very prominent entertainer. Zigzig20s ( talk) 17:46, 8 July 2014 (UTC)
Thanx for the invitation to write a page on Garidella. I might be willing. The problem is that I know nothing about the group. Joseph Laferriere ( talk) 18:21, 8 July 2014 (UTC)
Hi. Please have a look at WP:NOARTICLE. Hatnotes are navigation aids, and not vehicles for article creation. If you believe there should be an article, why not create a stub? Regards. -- Whpq ( talk) 10:17, 12 July 2014 (UTC)
Thank you for opening a discussion rather than simply reverting. I am (a) not much involved in Wikipedia presently and (b) on holiday, so please allow me more time until it's convenient for me to tackle your question properly. In the meantime please take a look at WP:COMMONNAME, which makes the point that article titles should be the common name - which is often not the same as the full or the official name - of a subject as used in English. Jsmith1000 ( talk) 11:36, 12 July 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for your interest. I'm a non-Melbournian decophile without access to the details you mention, though I created the Mitchell House stub using my opportunistic 2013 photograph. It's now up to other interested editors to carry the ball further, eh? Bjenks ( talk) 04:09, 14 July 2014 (UTC)
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oops; you're correct, it should have remained as a start. I was thinking of something else. I can revert, if you want; thanks for catching it.--FeanorStar7 09:56, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
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I'm not sure what this request is about. As I'm sure you know, you can create a book cover image yourself under fair use. Just download a cover image from Amazon or some similar source, go to Wikipedia:Upload/old, select "It is a cover or other page from a book, DVD, newspaper, magazine, or similar source", browse for the image, fill out those template fields, and upload.
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